Writ granted in part; otherwise denied. The district court erred when it dismissed relator's counselled application with prejudice based on counsel's failure to use the uniform application for post-conviction relief. See La.C.Cr.P. art. 926(D) and Cmt. ("Because applications for post conviction relief are often filed by laymen without the aid of an attorney, a uniform application has been adopted by the Supreme Court of Louisiana"). Accordingly, the case is remanded to the...
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